No one enjoys a phone call that alerted me that I needed to make an appointment with my doctor. Well, the deal is that after one year of not seeing my doctor, I could no longer get a refill order for my blood pressure meds. My, how time flies. Just a note: the refill for this last month was $1.00.  Once I was there, he also wanted to do a blood draw. Good thing I had not had anything to eat as yet today.

I just logged onto the email notification from Dr. Eatwell with the results. All and I do mean ALL levels are in the beyond acceptable ranges. I was concerned about such things as good Cholesterol and bad Cholesterol and the God awful results of the Triglyceride level. Daily eating habits cannot hide from blood draws. Let’s hear it for keeping the frying pans on the wall hooks. I have agreed to taking a statin in regard to the good Cholesterol level and bringing it down even farther. With Dad and Elvera both dying from heart related instances, I respect the doctor’s advice.

I wasn’t really happy to hear it has been five years since my last colonoscopy. I am scheduled for one in May. Dr. Eatwell was not concerned that I may be talking to myself more this year than last. I don’t take my health and mobility for granted. I like it and I like it a lot. My it be another year’s absence at the medical clinic that brings about a request of “show up or no meds” type of thing.